The Counterattack of the Villains in the Movie World

Chapter 198 Li Hongzhang and the Pacific Fleet

Wu Yan looked at the excited Li Hongzhang, smiled and said: "Salty Qing is nothing to worry about. I and my Ming Dynasty should look at the whole world. Although the barbarians in the west are not as good as my Ming army in land battles, their navy is extremely powerful." Strong and prosperous. But my Ming Dynasty doesn’t even have a single warship, and even a few naval forces can only gallop in the rivers and cannot conquer the vast oceans, Li Er, Li Hongzhang.”

Li Hongzhang had already guessed the task Wu Yan was about to entrust to him, and said excitedly: "The minister is here."

Wu Yan said: "I order you to select 21 man-made ships from the 5 Taiping Army, select [-] elites who are proficient in water skills, and form our Daming Navy, which is called..."

I wanted to call him Beiyang Navy, but I thought it was not very auspicious.

Because Li Hongzhang in another world formed the Beiyang Navy, and at that time it was known as the number one naval fleet in Asia and the ninth in the world.

Speaking of which, this is why Li Hongzhang's vision is outstanding. Apart from the Westernization Movement, the Beiyang Navy is Li Hongzhang's best achievement, not counting the treaties he signed with other countries as if he was a scapegoat.

But the problem is that Xianqing at that time was corrupt from top to bottom, misappropriating military expenses and other things. Even if Li Hongzhang knew the importance of the navy, it would be difficult to form a truly powerful navy without money and resources. navy.

In addition, at that time, corrupt officials were rampant and prevalent, and the five virtues of incompetence occupied high positions. From top to bottom, it was full of loopholes like a sieve, which led to the annihilation of the entire army in the Sino-Japanese War of [-]-[-].

However, these problems are not a problem for Wu Yan and his Ming Dynasty.

As the saying goes, if Wu Yan is greedy for enjoyment, there will be many corrupt officials in Ming Dynasty; if Wu Yan sticks to himself and is invincible, then there will not be many corrupt officials in Ming Dynasty, and everyone will move forward bravely.

So Wu Yan dared Li Hongzhang, a loser from another world, to form the Ming Dynasty Navy.

But for the sake of auspiciousness, Wu Yan temporarily changed his words and said, "It's called the Pacific Fleet."

Although this name should be the name of the world's number one naval fleet of the United States...But Wu Yan feels that the United States will no longer have a Pacific Fleet, nor will it have an Atlantic Fleet.

As for what else to do?
Thinking of this, Wu Yan laughed.

"Thank you for your majesty's grace, I will live up to your majesty's entrustment."

Li Hongzhang, who was born in 1823 and is only 31 years old now, would never have imagined that he would be able to win such an honor after only serving as an aide for about two months.

What is the concept of the first navy of the Ming Dynasty?
Not only can he choose 5 elites to form a navy, but more importantly, he can also choose [-] people to build ships.

In other words, he is in charge of both ships and soldiers, which is simply a monstrous authority.

Moreover, Chen Taiping himself raised his troops in Guangdong and Guangxi. At the beginning, there was a saying of Guangdong bandits, and Guangdong and Guangxi are close to the sea. There are not a few people who are proficient in water skills, and many even have experience in going to sea.

This is also one of the reasons why Chen Taiping and his men were able to fight along the Yangtze River all the way to Nanjing City.

Now that Li Hongzhang selects his subordinates from among these people, he must be able to select a lot of suitable personnel.

However, with greater power comes greater responsibility.

Li Hongzhang had just agreed and thanked the emperor for his kindness, so he said with a bitter face: "But your majesty, I don't know how to build ships, and I don't know how to train the navy. Your Majesty, please arrange some manpower for me."

Wu Yan laughed.

He knew that Li Hongzhang didn't really understand, and that it was true to ask for help, but he didn't dare to ask for such great power, and it was also true that he wanted Wu Yan to arrange some people to check and balance him.

This is a fine person.

"After returning to Tokyo, you can go to Zeng Guofan, Huatong, and Qianjiang." Wu Yan said: "Whether it's people, money, or the technology of manufacturing warships, they can help you."

Li Hongzhang was taken aback when he heard this.

Hua Tong is the minister of the Ministry of Industry of the Ming Dynasty and the president of the Academy of Sciences of the Ming Dynasty, so he can provide him with technical support.And Qian Jiang is Daming's Minister of the Household Department, who specializes in money management, and can also help him with money and shipbuilding resources.

But his professional teacher Zeng Guofan, although he is now the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, theoretically speaking, he must be able to supplement him with officials of all levels, but he and Zeng Guofan have a professional teacher relationship.

Asking Zeng Guofan to help him replenish officials, wouldn't it be equivalent to completely handing over the Ming Navy to their two masters and apprentices?
Does His Majesty trust his master and apprentice very much, or is he not worried about his master and apprentice's disagreement at all?

Moreover, I selected [-] elites from among these people under Chen Taiping, that is to say, the corresponding generals still had to use people from the original enemy army of the Ming Empire.

Then these people, don't they have a different heart?
Your Majesty's heart is really big.

Just when Li Hongzhang felt such emotion in his heart, he thought of the miracle that he had heard about his emperor's killing hundreds of musketeers with a single sword on the way here.

Yes, in such a short period of time, it has changed from the fact of killing more than 70 musketeers to the miracle of killing hundreds of musketeers. After a while, it will become a sword The legend of how many people were killed.

Although Li Hongzhang didn't understand martial arts, he couldn't imagine how his emperor could kill hundreds of people with a single sword. Could it be a 40-meter long sword?
However, more than 2000 people, including Shi Dakai, spoke convincingly and swearingly, and it is impossible for him not to believe it.

Perhaps, this is why His Majesty has such a big heart.

This is not a big heart, nor is it conceited, but self-confidence.

"His Majesty."

It is impossible to finish the matter of forming the Ming Navy in a few words. After Li Hongzhang returned, he had to formulate corresponding detailed plans and then apply for approval, so the topic was directly changed.

Li Hongzhang said: "As the backup capital of the former Ming Dynasty, Nanjing City has the imperial palace and six yamen. Now it has undergone the expansion of Nanjing City. The relevant areas in the country will also submit to His Majesty one by one. The land area of ​​our Ming Dynasty will increase dramatically. Whether it is the court or the ministries, a large number of officials and yamen will be needed to coordinate the various places. Suitable as a capital."

"Your Majesty, if you don't send your troops to the north within two years, I suggest that the capital should be temporarily moved, or a second capital can be set up. The nominal capital is still Tokyo City, but the court and various ministries can be moved to Nanjing City."

Hearing Li Hongzhang's words, Wu Yan asked: "Why do you think that I won't send my master to the north within two years?"

Li Hongzhang took a deep breath and said: "Because Your Majesty is different from Chen Taiping in Nanjing City. Chen Taiping only knows military affairs but not civil affairs, while Your Majesty is not only invincible in military affairs, but also understands the importance of civil affairs. Self-reliant country Since the Ming Dynasty, His Majesty clearly has an invincible teacher, but he has not been greedy for meritorious deeds, but has developed civil affairs and accumulated good talents. The people in Nanjing City are all looking forward to His Majesty's early arrival, because of Tokyo City and all of His Majesty's Ming Dynasty, In a very short time after the war, peace was restored, and everyone lived and worked in peace and contentment."

Shi Dakai next to him heard this and sighed in his heart.

He actually knew these truths, but Nanjing City is not what he said. When everyone is fighting for power, apart from military merits, which are the easiest to obtain, what else can give them a reason to fight for power and profit?

Chen Taiping is also very happy. When the Nanjing city sent troops to the north, he had mentioned that the timing was not right, and he should develop the people's livelihood and accumulate strength, and then go all out.

As a result, others thought that he didn't want other people's military achievements to surpass Shi Dakai's.

Facts have proved that the strategy of the Ming Dynasty was correct. Nanjing City continued to launch wars when its foundation was unstable, which eventually led to the collapse of the whole line, and it was about to collapse in the face of the Ming army.

If people's livelihood can be developed and people's hearts in Nanjing City are satisfied, even if the Ming army is invincible, Nanjing City will not be captured so quickly.

Li Hongzhang continued: "Although Xianqing is rotten, it has been established for more than two hundred years. In addition, China has a vast land and rich resources. Even if Xianqing is at the end of its strength, it still has a certain power. The total strength of the Green Battalion and the Eight Banners exceeds 70. In less than a year, the Million Bravery Camp was formed."

"Your Majesty is well aware of the truth that the best is not the most expensive. Although our Ming army is invincible, we cannot spread it across the board. Even if we can directly send troops to the north, Emperor Xianfeng will have enough time to retreat to Rehe and other places." areas, they can even retreat outside the customs and return to the place that originally belonged to them.”

"The outside of the pass is open, and they are good at training cavalry. Although our Ming army has the advantage of firearms, it can't do it all in one battle. Once caught in a long-term tug-of-war, the great powers will definitely wait for the opportunity. "

"Because from the perspective of the great powers, Xianqing is still China's orthodox, or they will recognize Xianqing as China's orthodoxy because of their interests. At that time, they only need to sell their land, cede our China's territory, or promise The big powers will have both interests and a reason to send troops to our Ming Dynasty by giving up profits in tariff trade..."

Having said that, Li Hongzhang paused.

He has already determined that His Majesty the Emperor has never put Xianqing in his eyes, and the real enemy of the Ming Dynasty must be the western powers that once beat Xianqing to the north.

Moreover, unlike Xianqing, the powerful Ming Dynasty must be the enemy of the whole world.

"Your Majesty, with you here, the Ming Dynasty is bound to be stronger than Han, Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing." Li Hongzhang raised his voice and said, "The speed of iron-clad ships has reached the highest level in history, Your Majesty. The steam engine I personally researched is a technology that the Western powers have already possessed, and the Western powers are still carrying out the industrial revolution that His Majesty said, so the speed of the iron-clad ships is bound to increase in the future. Therefore, the distance between countries , will also become closer, and wars will no longer be unable to start because of distance as in the past."

Li Hongzhang has also seen the steam engine researched by Wu Yan. As Wu Yan's staff, he even learned from Wu Yan that mechanical creations such as steam engines are not new, and he has even heard of the term industrial revolution.

So his vision has also awakened ahead of time.

"The Qin and Han dynasties were strong, and there were the scourges of the Huns and Xianbei. The Tang Dynasty was strong, and there were the scourges of the Turks and Tubo. The Song Dynasty was strong, and there were the scourges of the Liao, Jin, and Xixia. The world, but in the end it died of ruling corruption and national oppression."

Li Hongzhang said: "Your Majesty's Great Ming, the Great Ming of China, is bound to be strong and prosperous, but there are scourges from the Western powers, Tsarist Russia, and the United States... The stronger the Ming, the more scourges. When it is so strong, it will be the enemy of the whole world. "

You missed a Dongpu ah.

Wu Yan expressed his appreciation for Li Hongzhang's vision, and it is normal to miss Dongying. After all, before the Sino-Japanese War of [-]-[-], no Chinese would think that Dongying was a threat to China.

"Now, with Tokyo and Nanjing as the center, the Yangtze River as the line, and the homeland of Nanjing City as the source, use the invincible army of the Ming Dynasty to sweep half of China, and spend two years to recuperate, continue to strengthen, and develop what your Majesty said. The industrial revolution, catching up with the great powers."

After Li Hongzhang finished expressing his opinion, he gave a reason, saying: "Salty and clean, give them half of China to survive, and it will prevent them from jumping over the wall and joining the Western powers. In the first battle of Tokyo City, His Majesty guarded the country with the body of the emperor. The great feats of great achievements should make the western powers dare not lightly offend our Great Ming's China within two years. And two years later, your Majesty's Great Ming, sitting on half of China's accumulated mighty power, should be able to sweep the world, and even complete all its achievements in one battle. The autumn wind is like sweeping fallen leaves. When the time is right, you should not be afraid of the great powers."

clap clap clap...

Wu Yan applauded.

"Not bad, very good." After Wu Yan praised, he looked at Shi Dakai who was thinking seriously, and asked, "Shi Dakai, what do you think?"

I stand here and watch Li Hongzhang show off his IQ, vision, and style, Your Majesty.

Shi Dakai didn't dare to shake his wit, and immediately replied: "The general thinks that Master Li is right."

Ha ha……

Wu Yan doesn't blame Shi Dakai for paddling, because Shi Dakai has never been to Tokyo City, Daming Academy of Sciences, and he has never even heard of the word Industrial Revolution before.

"Li Hongzhang." Wu Yan said: "Today, I will appoint you as the commander of the Navy of the Ming Dynasty, with the rank of admiral."

Military rank?

Shi Dakai was stunned when he heard this word. He had never heard of this word before, and it was a new word just like the industrial revolution he had just heard about.However, he could also tell from the word 'admiral' that it should be a very high award, because there was a saying of 'five tiger generals' during the Three Kingdoms period.

Li Hongzhang was also stunned, but the reason was that he had heard this word before, from Zeng Guofan's mouth.

And what is connected with this word is a series of restructuring plans that can shock the entire China.

"Your Majesty." Li Hongzhang asked with a shocked expression, "Are you going to..."

Wu Yan smiled and nodded.

(End of this chapter)